1st Edition
Jews of the Dutch Caribbean Exploring Ethnic Identity on Curacao
By Alan F. Benjamin
Copyright 2002
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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Jews of the Dutch Caribbean addresses identity and ethnicity, through a detailed study of a little-known group in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity including, for example, ecology, history, kinship, commerce and language use in everyday life and, crucially, rituals. It asks readers to take a broad perspective on the contexts that play a role in ethnicity and draws on ethnographic research to analyze ethnic identities and look at how it is shaped and negotiated.
1 Introduction 2 Research, a contract, and representation PART I Setting 3 Introduction 4 Ecology and prehistory 5 Selected elements of the Curaçaoan social setting 6 The Sephardi Jewish presence on Curaçao PART II Social practice 7 Introduction 8 Alternatively Jewish, alternatively Curaçaoan 9 Ascribing identities 10 Conclusion
Biography
Alan F Benjamin is a Lecturer in the Jewish Studies Program of the Pennsylvania State University, where his interests include contemporary Jewish identity and social boundaries.